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BCREA addresses challenges impacting BC housing market

The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA), with support from the province’s real estate boards, has published a white paper offering recommendations to address BC housing market woes.
ALiAS Condos

ALiAS Condos inspires ‘rock-and-roll’ design

Madison Group released new details for ALiAS Condos, its newest high-rise development that will rise at Church and Richmond in Old Toronto.
own vs. rent

New research compares cost to own vs. rent a home

According to new research from Compare the Market, the price gap between renting and owning a comparable home in Canada is one of the highest in the world at 32.6 per cent.
Quebec

4 in 10 Ontario parents helped buy child’s first home

According to a new poll from OREA, 4 in 10 Ontario parents helped their adult child purchase their first residential property.
dementia-inclusive

Researchers working to create more dementia-inclusive communities

Researchers from the University of Northern British Columbia, Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia are working to create more dementia-friendly neighbourhoods.

Pre-fabricated CLT condo will be a first in Toronto

A new condo will be a first in Toronto as plans are realized through a joint venture between Windmill Developments and Leader Lane Developments.
Quayside

Dream and Great Gulf selected to develop Quayside

Waterfront Toronto announced it has begun negotiations with Dream Unlimited Corp. and Great Gulf Group for the development of Quayside in downtown Toronto.
Watchdog projects Ontario electricity subsidies to 2040

Watchdog projects Ontario electricity subsidies

The Financial Accountability Office of Ontario pegs the cost of nine provincial programs at more than $118 billion over a 20-year period, with the largest share ascribed to the Ontario Electricity Rebate.
basement flooding

Catastrophic flooding causes slump in sale prices

A new report from the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation finds home prices have dropped in specific communities where catastrophic flooding occured.
EV

Québec will need eight times more public EV chargers by 2030

The International Council on Clean Transportation released a new study in February, finding that Quebec will need to significantly increase the amount of electric vehicle chargers to meet its 2030 zero-emissions vehicle target.
GO Residential REIT

Centurion announces major acquisition in Quebec

Centurion Asset Management has acquired two-thirds ownership in a major apartment portfolio located in Montreal, Quebec; it has also acquired a property in Gatineau.
Concord Pacific

Concord Pacific condo features tropical beachfront

Concord Pacific revealed that its new Brentwood development in Burnaby, Concord Oasis, will feature its own massive tropical beachfront.
Minto Communities

Minto Communities acquires two new sites in the GTA

Minto Communities GTA has acquired two new development sites, with multi-residential and low-rise plans that incorporate mixed uses and green spaces.
Ontario explores overnight electricity discount

Ontario explores overnight electricity discount

A proposed new optional time-of-use electricity rate structure in Ontario could introduce ultra-low pricing for overnight power consumption in tandem with an added premium for on-peak periods of the day.
housing market

Task Force publishes steps to boost Ontario housing supply

Ontario’s Housing Affordability Task Force has published a report featuring recommendations to increase the province's market housing supply.
real estate

Quebec association urges condo insurance reform

Since 2018, the AQRC says that co-owners have been paying for necessary restorations, instead of insurers, due to a poor legislative change.
Solar installations spared proposed Nova Scotia tariff

Solar installations spared NS tariff threat

Premier Tim Houston promises to block Nova Scotia Power's proposed system access charge that would add about 8.7 cents per kilowatt-hour to the cost of electricity that net-metered customers generate.